"I'm a terrible photographer.I'm not being modest. My photos really are crap. But in a way, the more the photo is crap, the better to paint from."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Chantal Joffe

#Way Quotes #Photographer Quotes #Paint Quotes

“I think friendship is learning from Leeeuk hyung in Super Junior. Oh, I know, friendship is Super Junior.”
“Honor modesty more than your life.”
“In order to achieve the most noble accomplishments, the leader may have to 'enter into evil.' This is the chilling insight that has made Machiavelli so feared, admired, and challenging. It is why we are drawn to him still...”

Source : Michael A. Ledeen (2007). “Machiavelli on Modern Leadership: Why Machiavelli's Iron Rules Are As Timely And Important Today As Five Centuries Ago”, p.90, Macmillan
“Whatever may be guru - he may be a lunatic or a common person. Once you have accepted him, he is the lord of lords.”
“It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There's an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, 'Son, can you play me a memory?/ I'm not really sure how it goes / But it's sad and it's sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes.'”
“I recognize that no matter how old I get, how many records I've done, or what the public perception of me is, there are still exciting things that I haven't done.”

Source : "BARONESS' John Dyer Baizley Interview About His Artwork Process". Interview with Michael Weigman, www.metalinjection.net. July 10, 2014.
“To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you.”
“Stain not the glory of your worthy ancestors, but like them resolve never to part with your birthright; be wise in your deliberations, and determined in your exertions for the preservation of your liberties. Fllow not the dictates of passion, but enlist yourselves under the sacred banner of reason; use every method in your power to secure your rights.”

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